The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-30
HRROD AND 81. JOHN. +,


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tho naptist = Jeeus PEoeIa1nDo1 -
messanh - Oallleo tbs xsu1oe
~ 0uilsy Consetenee.
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Lrssox Tsxr--Matt. IA: la
GOLDEN TExT--And his disciples comA
ana took up the body and buried ~ and
went and told Jesus.-Matt n;i2
CENTRAL -Faithfulncss y duty
may bring suffering for : time, but y ~
end always wins crown
Tixx o. rms LEssoN-John woe m
prisoned IL March Or April, A. D. =. He
VIVA bcheaded in March or April, a, d. -
The report II v. !. prevailed soon after the
martyfdom.
PLlcE-Jesus was in Calilee. Herod's
feast and Johns Imprisonment were N me
Castle Machcrus. IN the southern part o.
Perea. bordering on ARABIA Pctrea
JESUS was now about 32i2 years old, md
had been preaching more than two years.
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| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES had sent his Twelve
Disciples TO preach the Gospel throughout
| Galilee. They proclaimed Him = The Mes-
/ siah. and aid mighty works In His name; %
| that even Herod heard Of His fame. Herod
spent part Of his time in his capital Iiborlas
on the Sea Of Galilee, and part 10 biz paiaoo
Il Macherus-
Heirs OVEN Hard PLAcEs-1. Al thot tiMss
or period Of Jesus ministry. The exact
order Of cyenfs Il given in Mark Herod:
Antipas. SON OF Herod the Great Tn q
frarck: ruler Of fourth part, and hence
any subordinate prince. He was under
Rome. ne fame the report Of jesus won
derful works and words. 2. John ne Baptlf:
the forcrunncr Of Jesus holy prophet
who had preached repentance and right
cousness TO the people. Risen from ~ dead
ETC.: Herod thought John, in the other
world, had acquired new powers and could
now enforce his reproofs, and be still more
terrible against him. Herod's guilty con-
science gave him no rest B. For Asyod:
i the story now goes back year. n prsson:
II Macherus. For Hcrodios' sake on 20
count Of Herodias, with whom he was hv-
} ing in Gin, and because Herodias hated
| John. Hi brother Philip's wife; Herodias
, was the granddaughter Of Herod the Great
|. ana niece Of Herod Antipas. She first mar
risd her Uncle Philip. But he was disin-
hcritsd by his father. His brother Heroo
Antipas visited him q Rome, became 20
: quainted with Herodias, and eloped with
I. her
Arctas, King Of Arabia. and she deserted
}, her husband, who was poor and no longer
!. an heir TO kingdom, for the rich, prosper
. Gus Prince Antipas. 1. For John seid
! in public or private, or BOTH Herod's *
ample was ruinous to morals. It was also
8 involving the people in cruel war, foI
q King Aretas gathered an army 70 avengt
the insult TO his deserted daughter.
Feared TIE multitude lest they should re
l -. - NJ
- g. Whm Hsrod's birthday; this was veal
n after Johns imprisonment The ddughfe
0; Of Hsrodias; Salome, her daughter BY he'
n 6rst husband, Philip. DGnced; one Of IA
8, sensual dances before . crowd Of men WIN
N had been drinking and reveling. PromSset
s. sshdtsoevsy shs would AK /; even 70 hal
- his kingdom, says Mark He was, prob
10; ably, excited with wine, and ready for an
NJ rash oct s. Bing before instrwet'd or pu
~ forward. Salome, after the Kings prom
=, !. ice, went out and asked her mother WIN
''e she should ask Of the King. A charger
platter, or large, dat dish. g. Sorry
rfc gricved Not repentant; but ne was SORT
an lest bad consequences should come from I
- Re was afraid OF the prophet ~. 1e'
Z" Jtsss: who was In Galilee, one hundre
no miles away Herod's life was . faaluz
ar ever after. He was soon defeated IN b.
to lie by King Aretas- He was afterwart
~ deprived Of his kingdom, and died In exil
7" i,oxxrxrs-Thew wicked Hcrod heard abol
- the wonderful miracles Of Jesus. The
nc made . deep impression on his mind. Son
OF time before this he had beheaded John q
full Baptist, and now he thought Jesus must
ho the same person Is the one he had klie.
and that He had arisen from the dead. Y
on 20 the story Of the murder OF Jon
ry Herodias and her daughter hated him. ~
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